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HR 6276 110th Congress House Housing and Community Development Crime and Law Enforcement Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Federal aid to housing Government liability Housing subsidies Law Low-income housing Public housing Rental housing Social Welfare Violence

Public Housing Disaster Relief Act of 2008

Introduced: June 17, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 19, 2008
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 18, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 18, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5530)
Jun 18, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5530)
Jun 18, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5530-5533)
Jun 18, 2008
Mr. Cazayoux moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 18, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6276.
Jun 17, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 17, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Public Housing Disaster Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to the Public Housing Capital and Operating Funds. Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development set-aside up to 2% of annual appropriations to provide assistance for emergencies and other disasters, and housing needs resulting from any litigation settlement, including a specified allocation to the Operation Safe Home program, administered by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for law enforcement efforts to combat violent crime on or near the premises of public and federally assisted housing.

(Currently such funds may be used for emergency assistance for any eligible use under the Operating Fund or the Capital Fund, or for tenant-based assistance).

What's happening now June 19, 2008

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 17, 2008
Childers, Travis
· Jun 17, 2008
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 17, 2008
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 17, 2008
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 17, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6276: Public Housing Disaster Relief Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6276/
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"H.R. 6276: Public Housing Disaster Relief Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6276/.
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H.R. 6276, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6276/.
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